Estimates-1929 — Page 29

Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

Approved Estimate, 1928.

Estimate, 1929.

Head 14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY

$

Sub-heads :---

1 Personal Emoluments

28,861

30,861

Other Charges

2 Books and Postage

200

200

3 Electric Light and Power

500

500

4 Gas

100

100

5 Incidental Expenses

120

120

6 Laboratory Expenses

900

900

7 Meteorological Telegrams......

2,200

2.200

8 Printing and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin ...........

2,000

2,000

9 Transport

250

200

(1)

10 Maintenance of Lithographic Plant......

200

200

11 Maintenance of Time Service

150

1.50

12 Maintenance of Self-recording Magnetometers

600

600

13 Uniforms

175

175

14 Subscription towards cost of printing Results of International

Upper Air Research

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE,

New Accumulator

300

100

(2)

NUMBERS.

Total Royal Observatory

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Details of the foregoing.

36,556

38,306

1928

1929

1

1

1

1

1

1

First Assistant, (£400 to £700 by £20 annually)

1

1

Director, (£750 to £900 by £25 annually)

Acting Pay

Chief Assistant, (£100 to £700 by £20 annually)

Lithographer

Printer

10,800

10,800

1,400

...

8,400

8,400

6,960

7,200

(3)

1,440

1,440

360

360

Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun

25

25

1

1

Office Attendant

156

156

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance..

12

12

Do.,

Rent Allowance..

24

24.

1

1

Watchman

132

132

Do., Personal Allowance

10

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance

14

24

Rent Allowance

3

8

Do.,

Do.,

Do.,

Coolies, at $132 each

Personal Allowance to 1.

Good Conduct Allowance to 1..............

Do., Rent Allowances at $24 each...........

1 Engine Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station.......

Total Personal Emoluments

24

24

396

396

6

30 72

36

72

360

(4)

28,861

30,861

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) Non-recurrent.

(3) Stipulated increment,

(4) New appointment.

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